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Carl Schlechter vs Otto Strobl
Trebitsch Memorial (1914), Vienna AUH, Dec-29
Spanish Game: Open Variations. Classical Defense (C83)  ·  1-0

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Apr-18-06  yataturk: Bishop move is yelling, though the right followup requires thought.
Apr-18-06
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  WannaBe: Or Rf6.
Apr-18-06  The17thPawn: Schlecter, Pillsbury & Charousek all brilliant, all potential world champions and all dead before their time. Chess is richer for their contributions but how I would have loved to see their play over a 30 year span or at least into the Capablanca era.
Apr-18-06  Benzol: Carl A Walbrodt was another master of this period who died prematurely.
Apr-18-06  dzechiel: Saw it right away, but thought there might be something better. After a minute or so of looking decided that my original analysis of the bishop sac and queen check followed by the rook lift had to be it.
Apr-18-06  idriveacapri: I got 21 Qd3. What would happen next? Or have I missed something? (I know its not the solution)
Apr-18-06
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  chessgames.com: 21.Qd3 and 21.Qh5 are met with ...f5
Apr-18-06  idriveacapri: Thanks. Now I feel silly.
Apr-18-06  Infohunter: <Benzol: Carl A Walbrodt was another master of this period who died prematurely.> And, towards the end of this period, let us not forget Gyula Breyer.
Apr-18-06  Dim Weasel: <idriveacapri: Thanks. Now I feel silly.>

Let's feel silly together ;)

Apr-18-06  RandomVisitor: If you want an exercise here, work out the win if Black plays 21...Kg7 or 21...Kh8.
Apr-18-06  EmperorAtahualpa: Got it! Bxh7 is the only right move because it's necessary to gain a tempo.
Apr-18-06  weary willy: <... master of this period who died prematurely.>

Not of this period, but of the 1940s, we mourn Klaus Junge and Gordon Crown - one a direct victim of the World War, the other arguably an indirect victim

Apr-18-06  prinsallan: Saw the whole line.
Apr-18-06  cuendillar: on 21...Kg7 and 21...Kg8, 22.Qf6+ transposes by force to the game line, ie 22.Qf6+ Kxh7 23.Qh4+ Kg7 (Kg6 24.Rf6+ Kg7 25.Qh6+ Kg8 26.Qg5+ Kh8 27.Rh6#) 24.Qg5+

This may or may not be white's best line, but it is more than sufficient to win.

Apr-18-06  sagahelten: I hate to state the obvious: After 21. Bxh7 Kxh7 22. Qg5 Kh7 23 Rf6 either mates or wins the black queen.
Apr-18-06  WarmasterKron: Saw it straight away, which makes up for yesterday's embarrasment.
Apr-18-06  Summum Malum: What about 21.Qh5? .. then black would have to play 21...h7 ?? ..
Apr-18-06  United33: got it in about 10 minutes after analyzing 3 variations, quite hard puzzle for tuesday. Nice puzzle!! If black doesn't take white's bishop, then white will play Qf6+ to force black's king taking the sacrified bishop, and then after taking the bishop, white will mate black's king in 4 moves, or force black to sacrifice his queen to prevent mate
Apr-18-06  itz2000: show me a way to mate if 23..Kh7
Apr-18-06
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  OBIT: No credit on this one unless you also considered 21...Kg7 and 21...Kh8. (I came up with the same line as cuendillar.) From a material standpoint, all 21. Bxh7 does is regain the sacrificed pawn.

<Summum> 21. Qh5? f5! is not too clear.

Apr-18-06
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  chancho: <itz2000> After 23...Kh7 24.Rf4 wins.
Apr-18-06  NotABanker: Easy, I want something hard, so bring on Wednesday!
Apr-18-06
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  LIFE Master AJ: Dang, too tough for me. I thought for over 30 minutes and didn't even come close.
Apr-18-06
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  LIFE Master AJ: Just kidding! (This is not the "Odd Lie" page.)
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